Smyrna times., 1887-05-18

crat IN 1888"
The Presbyterian church at Harring !
ton have secured the services of Rev. |
w. A. Jones, of Pittsburg.
The DelaUarean estimates that 500
fruit growers and fruit buyers attended |
the convention at Dover on last Thurs |
day.
Frederica is to have two doctors: Car
Isle, of that town, and Paine of Wash
ingtOn. The town will then besupplied
with six physicians.
John J. Thurlow father of Major
ThOs. I. ThurlOw who formerly resided
at KentOn, died in the town of Thurlow
Pa, on Sunday aged SO years.
Last Sunday B. Frank Mcdaniel rode
a bicycle from Wilmington to Dover
and back, "A distance of 100 miles, in
eleven hours and fifty minutes running
time.
Bishop Boone of OfCEinais to consecrate
the Laurel Protestant Episcopal church.
Though this church has been built for
nearly 10 years, it has not yet been con-
secrated.
Z. 7. Cooper clerk of the House of
Representatives has awarded to the
DelaWaredn the contract for printing the
journal of the House or Representative
for the past session.
The Clayton railroad agent on Thurs
day morning sold eighty straight and
fOrty-twO circus tickets to Dover. That
represented eighty peach growers and
fOrty-twO circus goers, perhaps.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Grow, of Will
mingtOn will celebrate the twentieth
anniversary of their wedding on the
2Oth of this month, cards of invitation
having been issued for that date.
1t is noteworthy fact that it matters
not how hard the times are, or how
scarce money is, people will find enough
of the necessary to visit a circus, and
in many cases, play with the :" lion "
and get taken in.
4 peach basket manufacturer, who
made a business tour last week over
lower Kent, upper Sussex and eastern
Caroline county, reports that the frOsts
of early April did injure the peach bios
SONS of that region.
Within three weeks the Wilmington
election will take place, and thus far
the Republicans have not made the
slightest move in the direction of organ
izing for the campaign, net even a ward
meeting having yet been held.
Frederick McKensey, who for several
years has been a printer in the Office of
the Newark Ledger, has retired with
the intention OfdevOting his time to the
interest of the Good Templdr and also
to studies preparatory for the ministry.
The Curtis Brothers, paper manu-
facturers of Newark, are tearing down
their old factory buildings for the pur-
pose of replacing them with modern
structures. The buildings will be fitted
out with the most improved machinery
The Fruit Growers of the Peninsula
can never again consistently refer tC
the lawyers as windy, or lOngwindeG
speech makers. Chairman Martin said
they represented the brain and brawr
of the Peninsula. He might have ad
ded. lungs and dstomach.--MiLfOrdN NelCs
Last week kilograms were received
announcing the death by suicide of Sa
ron B. France, a former resident of Mil
ford. at Denver, Col. Mr.. France wa
about 80 years old, a son of DR.. w. w
France. He was printer, having ser
we'd his apprenticeship in the office G
the PeniRsulGr NelCs and Advertiser.
Daniel Burr and Daniel Weeks, bot
of Milford, left on May 5 for California
where they will conserve fruit. Bot
gentlemen are inventors and patentet
Of several machines and methods to pr'
serve fruit, and their trip to the Pacii
is for the purpose Of putting teste
theories into practical profit, aud e.
pertinent upon others.
The Methodist Church at NewpO
was crOwed to OveriiOwing Sunds
evening, even the pulpit steps being o
cupied by the congregation. The ne
minister, the Rev. J. ID. e. Hanna,
doing a great work, and his people {
not believe there is a better preach
in the ministry. The church is now u
small to hold the congregations.
The Convention at Dover last wet
brought out all kinds of expression
Here is the way Wilmington pap
puts it.:
A reporter who attended the Pea
Growers Convention at Dover
Thursday, observed that evening u
the growers made " a splended body
men," Itreminded me Ofa Republic
State Convention" he said.
John Bascom, a colored man livi
near I.eipsic, was committed TO Jail
Wednesday for carrying conceal
deadly weapons. 1t appears that Is
- com had made threats of shooting
- II. Stout and others. On WednesC
he went to StOut's place where he
arrested and searched when revOl
and butcher knife was found on h
E5ouire Brown held him in 5000 for
appearance at court.-Detd6dredn.
HAIL SroRM.-A severe hail stC
passed over a peach section just De-
Bridgeville, Sussex county on sun
week doing great damage 10 al ri
Of fruit. Those who suffered mos y,
the storm were VIM. &. Rust, u, >.
ton, w. B. GOrtOn, T. Richards >
Bennett, d. S. Wyer and George
more. At least halfOf the peaches
destroyed and nearly all the yO
strawberries. After the storm nau
sided hail stones could be raked VI
the handful.
Robert Hill, an extensive peach g
er of Smvrpa-he owns 25,OOO tire
saws that he pulled a twig on Wed
day in one Of his most promising
obards that did not have live Duc
It. Jacob g. Brown reports ina
could shake every bud from some 0
trees. The MiddletOwn growers
also apurehensive that there are
many little peaches falling. Oh.
trees are heavily loaded, and they
not determine as yet whether the
is helpful or whether it IS the resu e5
the early April frost. Morning we
TIE EFFECT OF LAw.-The mrs
mary elections under the new law
lating such elections, which were
on Saturday, produced giatliy.ln
suits. In the Third ward praticu
the fear Of the law effected won
The total number of Democratic
cast for Mr.. Blake and Mr.. Mcke
Notwithstanding the energy WITH
the contest was carried on, was
When Mayor Rhoads was nomi
in 1885 there were 43S Demo
votes cast in the same ward anu
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